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About GCS

The People Behind 27 Years of Results

Meet the leadership team that built GCS from a two-person Anchorage operation into a multi-market IT provider trusted by 500+ regulated businesses — with zero data breaches along the way.

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Leadership Team

Experienced Leaders Who've Been Here Since the Beginning

Our leadership team averages 20+ years at GCS. That stability means consistent vision, deep institutional knowledge, and client relationships measured in decades — not quarters.

Sarah Kim

VP of Engineering

Leads all technical operations, engineering standards, and the company's proactive monitoring platform. Built the security operations center from the ground up.

MCSEAWS CertifiedCompTIA Security+ITIL v4
20 years at GCS
Sarah joined GCS in 2006 as a systems engineer and rose through the ranks to lead the entire engineering division. She architected the company's shift from reactive break-fix to proactive managed services, and her monitoring framework has been credited with maintaining 99.9% uptime across all client environments. She speaks regularly at Pacific Northwest IT conferences on proactive security operations.

Michael Torres

Director of Compliance & Security

Oversees HIPAA, SOC 2, PCI DSS, and FTC Safeguards compliance programs. Former healthcare IT auditor who ensures every client environment exceeds regulatory requirements.

CISACISSPHIPAA ProfessionalSOC 2 Auditor
16 years at GCS
Michael joined GCS from a Big Four accounting firm where he specialized in healthcare IT auditing. He built GCS's compliance practice from scratch, developing the standardized frameworks that now protect 500+ client environments. Under his leadership, no GCS client has ever failed a regulatory audit. He regularly advises Alaska and Washington state bar associations on cybersecurity ethics requirements.

David Chen

Director of Client Services

Manages all client relationships, onboarding, and quarterly business reviews. Ensures every client has a dedicated account manager and a technology roadmap aligned with their business goals.

PMPITIL v4 ExpertMicrosoft 365 Certified
12 years at GCS
David brought his background in enterprise account management to GCS in 2014, transforming the company's client engagement model. He introduced quarterly business reviews, technology roadmapping, and the dedicated account manager program that has driven client retention above 95%. He leads GCS's client advisory board and speaks at industry events on building long-term MSP-client partnerships.
Service Milestone

27 Years. Zero Breaches. One Mission.

In an industry where the average managed service provider has been in business for less than 10 years, GCS's 27-year track record represents something rare: proven, battle-tested reliability across every technology cycle, every security threat, and every compliance evolution.

We've survived the dot-com crash, the 2008 recession, the ransomware epidemic, and a global pandemic — and through it all, not a single client has suffered a data breach under our watch. That's not a marketing claim. It's an auditable fact.

Service Record

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Certifications

Certified Expertise Across Every Platform

Our leadership team holds 40+ active certifications spanning security, cloud, compliance, and infrastructure — ensuring the advice we give is backed by verified expertise.

CISSP

Certified Information Systems Security Professional

Held by: Reynolds, Torres

MCSE

Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert

Held by: Kim, Reynolds

AWS Solutions Architect

Amazon Web Services Certified

Held by: Reynolds, Kim

HIPAA Security

Certified HIPAA Security Officer

Held by: Torres, Reynolds

SOC 2 Auditor

SOC 2 Type II Certified Auditor

Held by: Torres

CISA

Certified Information Systems Auditor

Held by: Torres

CompTIA Security+

Cybersecurity Foundations Certified

Held by: Kim + 6 engineers

ITIL v4 Expert

IT Service Management Framework

Held by: Chen, Kim
Industry Involvement

Active Contributors, Not Passive Observers

GCS leadership doesn't just attend industry events — they shape them. Our team regularly speaks, advises, and contributes to the professional communities that govern IT standards in regulated industries.

  • Alaska Bar Association — Technology Committee

    Advising on cybersecurity ethics requirements and attorney technology competence standards

  • Alaska State Medical Association — IT Advisory

    Contributing to HIPAA implementation guidelines for small and mid-sized medical practices

  • AICPA — IT Security Task Force

    Helping develop IRS compliance guidelines and cybersecurity best practices for accounting firms

  • CompTIA ISAO — Threat Intelligence Sharing

    Active member sharing anonymized threat intelligence to help protect the broader MSP community

Recent Speaking & Industry Events
Mar
2026

Pacific NW IT Security Summit

"Zero-Breach Architecture for Regulated Industries"

Speaker: John Reynolds, CEO
Jan
2026

Alaska Bar CLE Conference

"Cybersecurity Ethics: What Every Attorney Must Know in 2026"

Speaker: Michael Torres, Dir. of Compliance
Nov
2025

HIMSS Pacific Northwest Chapter

"Building HIPAA-Ready Infrastructure for Multi-Location Practices"

Speaker: Sarah Kim, VP Engineering
Sep
2025

CompTIA ChannelCon

"27 Years, Zero Breaches: Building a Security-First MSP Culture"

Speaker: John Reynolds, CEO
Jun
2025

AICPA ENGAGE Conference

"IRS Pub 4557 Compliance: IT Requirements for Tax Preparers"

Speaker: Michael Torres, Dir. of Compliance

How Our Leadership Approaches Client Relationships

Every client engagement is guided by three principles that our leadership team established on day one — and has never wavered from.

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Understand the Business First

Before we touch a single system, our leadership meets with yours. We learn your workflows, your compliance requirements, your growth plans, and your pain points. Technology solutions without business context are just expensive guesses.

Every client gets a dedicated QBR
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Build for the Long Term

We don't recommend solutions that create dependency or need replacement in 18 months. Every infrastructure decision is made with a 5-year horizon — because your IT should compound in value, not depreciate like the hardware it runs on.

Avg client relationship: 8.5 years
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Stay Accessible — Always

Our CEO still gives his direct line to every new client. Not because he handles support tickets — but because he believes the person leading the company should be reachable by the people who trust it. That accessibility permeates every level.

CEO direct line on every contract
"In 12 years working with GCS, I've spoken directly with their CEO more times than I can count. That level of personal accountability from leadership is why we've never considered switching providers."
— Dr. David Kim, Medical Director, Northstar Family Medicine (Client since 2014)

Meet the Team That'll Manage Your IT

Schedule a consultation and you'll meet the same leadership team profiled on this page — not a sales rep who disappears after signing. We believe the people who earn your trust should be the people who keep it.

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